'Who says you can't go home..'

Back in May, after 3 loooong years, we headed back home to New Jersey....

Mason loved having his Grammy and Grampy to play with.

Grammy and Shia handled baths...

My husband and I got to go to one of our favorite places..

To see our favorite boys....

With my brother and his girlfriend.

Mason played baseball with Uncle Buddy.

Then rested in the shade...

Snuggled with Great Grandma

Played games with Dayna.

Watched one of my best friends get married!!!

Visited with Gabby.

Played at my childhood park.

Down by the crick..

Looking for a rock to bring back to Grams in Louisiana.

Saw Uncle Buddy and Grampy's dragster.

Grammy's Sous Chef.

Mason LOVES his Grammy.

I got some Zach time!

Mason saw his best girl, Roxy!

Had fun with Catherine.

And Aunt Kath.

Took many bike rides, with Shia and Grammy.

And we can't wait to go back again!

Thunder Jam

Ever since our trip back home to Jersey in May (I'll get to bloggin' about that trip soon!), both my husband and my son have been on a drag racing kick. So we headed west to State Capital Raceway for an evening of fun!

Mason posed for some pictures in the pits.

Wore cute headphone things to protect his ears!

Though of Uncle Buddy and Grampy seeing cars like this one.

Sat with Daddy.

Drove his car between races.

Posed a bit more..

Had a snack or two...

Met some cool peeps.

Were on the SPEED Channel.

Cheered on the fast cars!

Learned what track smells like

A girl was the driver of this dragster... awesome.

It was ridiculously loud, really hot, and...

An exhaustively wonderful day!

Here is a video I attempted to take at the track, but it was SO loud, I dropped the camera to cover my ears.

I've had a change of heart...

I have decided I will not let other people make me not blog! If taking pictures off my blog makes certain people feel like they have a relationship with my family, then fine, so be it.

So I am back, no new blog, and no drama cause I do not need it, thankyouverymuch!

Do they ever stop growing so fast?

Lafreniere Park

Some photographs of the city

Read This Book! 'A Promise of Hope'

I read Amy Clipston's first book in the Kauffman Amish Bakery,A Gift of Grace: A Novel (Kauffman Amish Bakery Series) and loved it. When I was given the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the book not only was I honored, but excited to see what was going on with the Kauffman Family. I certainly suggest picking up a copy of ' A Gift of Grace' by Amy Clipston, but if you haven't read it, no worries, you can absolutely pick right up with this book.



'A Promise of Hope' is set in Bird-In-Hand, PA, the main character, Sarah, is a first time expectant mother who is grieving over the tragic loss of her husband. Sarah moves back in with her parents who are trying their best to love and support their grieving daughter, reassuring her that people will help her take care of her babies. Sarah is overwhelmed with grief and sadness. While working in the family bakery she meets a man who has come to Bird-In-Hand to learn more about her husband's death. This man, Luke, claims to be a relative. Sarah learns many things, some quite troubling, about her husband's past that she never knew, but she also learns quite a bit about herself as well.


You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll definitely fall in love with the hero of the story, as I did. A MUST READ for anyone who is a fan of Amish Fiction. If you like Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis, well the Amy Clipston should be a new favorite author of yours as well! I personally, cannot wait until the 3rd book in the series becomes available.

Mississippi Gulf Coast

I'm a Jersey Girl, and a true Jersey Girls L O V E S the beach! Or said in true Jersey fashion, we love going down the shore. I went down the shore every single summer for two week with my family when we lived in New Jersey. Since moving down the bayou in '07 the only sand my feet have touched is sandbox sand and the sand they use to keep the houses from sinking down here! Yeah you heard me right, we sink constantly! So we decided to take our boy to the see some beach since he has been asking for a year, and sadly with the oil spill, we don't know when the beach will be enjoyable again.

Here is a few shots from our day in the sun. I wont mention that this trip was nearly a month ago and I am still peeling, because I definitely was not that pale when we arrived.

Beach Babe

Looking little in the big Gulf of Mexico

Diggin'

Trying to keep the oil away from the shores...